Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife have hosted their first educational for UK based operators in November 2016. On this itinerary, a selected group of operators travelled to Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in South Africa with Etihad, our partner airline. This trip was organised and led by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife's Representative in the UK: Natalie de la Porte from AMG Representation. The group stayed for one night at aha Gateway Hotel in Umhlanga, followed by six nights at three of the most

In February 2016, five Travel Counsellors visited KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on a week-long educational. Marc Fitchett, Jeanette Coughlan, Claire Walker, Stephen Rowlay and Debbie Bosacki joined Natalie de la Porte, the UK representative for Tourism KwaZulu-Natal (TKZN) and Keith Matthews from the TKZN Durban head office to learn more about this exceptionally diverse area of South Africa. As well as showcasing the destination’s fine food and wine, the itinerary featured many of the

When asked about Durban, many people are only vaguely aware of South Africa’s ‘other’ coastal city. In the tourism industry, we thing mainly about Indaba, the tourism conference hosted at the Durban ICC in May each year. Some are aware that Durban has the busiest container port in Africa. While Cape Town stole the spotlight as the most popular tourist city in South Africa, Durban has been undergoing a major transformation. Not only does it have sandy beaches, warm water and a

I recently hosted a week-long educational to KwaZulu-Natal, giving five operators from the UK a sample of what the Zulu Kingdom is like in the area’s late summer month of March. The trip started at the ever popular Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga Rocks, where we tried the famous curry buffet after a Skycar ride to the top of Moses Mabidha Stadium. The group enjoying lunch at The Oyster Box Lighthouse Bar FLTR: Clare Willmer - All Leisure Holidays Group Plc, Lesley-Ann Birley - L